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By Emily Weinstein
Emily Weinstein is the editor in chief of New York Times Cooking and Food, and the writer of the Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter.
Published Sept. 1, 2026 Updated Sept. 1, 2026
It’s here: September, and with it arrives the Weeknight 100, New York Times Cooking’s annual list of the dinner recipes you should make in the year ahead.
Why publish it in September and not January? It’s back-to-school season, of course, the turning of the dial. It’s that transition from the languid late days of summer, when routine has dissolved into the pool’s chlorine, to the first bell and a newly crammed calendar.
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